The Tangipahoa Parish Council has approved three resolutions that will give residents living in flood-prone areas an opportunity to share in nearly $1.5 million available to raise houses. The Advocate reports the funds come from three grants: $341,880 through FEMA’s …
Gulfport, Miss., is getting closer to fixing fishing piers damaged by Hurricane Isaac in 2012. WLOX-TV reports that a resolution to hire J.E. Borries Inc. is on the City Council agenda for Tuesday. The company submitted a bid of nearly …
A report from the investigative journalism nonprofit ProPublica and NPR says the American Red Cross mishandled its responses to Hurricane Isaac and Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The story was published Wednesday on the second anniversary of Sandy. It says the …
State regulators said bonds have been sold to raise money to repay Entergy Corp. for repairs after Hurricane Isaac. The slow-moving hurricane caused flooding throughout south Louisiana when it struck in August 2012. The Advocate reported that about 787,000 Entergy …
The city of Gulfport has asked the Mississippi congressional delegation to press federal agencies to approve plans for repairs to piers and jetties damaged since Hurricane Isaac. The Sun Herald reports that four piers and three jetties have been closed …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded nearly $1.3 million to the state to help St. John Parish repair the inside of East St. John High School’s main building. Hurricane Isaac flooded the school with eight inches of water, damaging …
Isaac barely had hurricane-strength winds when it blew ashore southwest of New Orleans a year ago, but its effects are still apparent in coastal areas where it flooded thousands of homes. After landfall on Aug 28, 2012, Isaac stalled, dumping …
The Pascagoula City Council will look into ways to help a resident who says his house has flooded seven times due to poor drainage. The Sun Herald reports Eddie Chandler told the council Tuesday he’s lived in the house for …
A New Orleans, La., jury has found two men charged with looting a convenience store during Hurricane Isaac guilty of the lesser offense of attempted looting. The Times-Picayune reports Timothy Hartford, 28, and Joshua Hogan, 24, were the first people …
A deadline is approaching for Louisiana policyholders to file flood insurance claims over damage from Hurricane Isaac last year. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says most policyholders with the National Flood Insurance Program have until April 22 to complete their …